City of San Luis Obispo - Planning Commission Meeting Update 01-00-99

Planning Commission Meeting Update

January 11, 2006 Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL: Commissioners Carlyn Christianson, Alice Loh, Andrea Miller, Andrew Carter, Jason McCoy, Vice-Chair Orval Osborne, and Chairperson Michael Boswell

Commissioners Boswell and Miller were absent.

ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA:

Agenda was accepted as posted, however it was noted that items 2 and 4 would be continued to a later date without discussion.

PUBLIC HEARINGS:

1. 3580 Sacramento Drive. U 197-05; Request to allow a mixed use development and a 20% mixed-use parking reduction; M zone; Quaglino Properties, applicant. (Jaime Hill)

On a motion by Commissioner Loh, seconded by Carter and on a 5-0 vote, the Commission approved the Mixed Use project including a 20% parking reduction and a master use permit to refine the land uses. The Commission amended the resolution to allow light manufacturing in building B with an administrative use permit and modified the use list to allow mopeds or motorcycles to be sold in addition to bicycles. Additionally, the commission deleted language from condition 7 to require modifications to lighting, instead referring the matter to the ARC.

2. 1017 Southwood Drive. TR 217-05; Consideration of a tentative tract map converting 168 apartment units (Parkwood Village Apartments) into condominiums; R-3-PD zone; Hamish Marshall, applicant. (Phil Dunsmore)

The item was continued to a date certain, February 8, 2006, without discussion.

3. Citywide. TA and ER 153-04; Comprehensive update to the City’s Subdivision Regulations, and environmental review; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant. (Continued from December 14, 2005) (Phil Dunsmore)

On a motion by Christianson, seconded by Loh, the Commission voted 5-0 to recommend the draft regulations and the environmental document to the City Council for final approval.

The Commissioner’s discussion focused on the Common Interest Subdivision Regulations and the minimum lot size standards. Commissioner discussion ultimately resulted in separate votes on the following issues:

Chapter 16.017.040- Add language to require condominium conversions to be reviewed for previous water inundation or mold issues. This amendment was approved on a 5-0 vote.

Chapter 16.17.080- Change the annual limit for condo conversions to be based on a 3-year average of rental housing produced in the City. This amendment failed on a 3-2 vote.

Chapter 16.17.080- Modify the project ranking criteria to include the amount of time that units have been occupied as rental apartments to allow older rental units to have a higher priority for conversion. This amendment passed on a 5-0 vote.

Chapter 16.017.040- Add language to the property condition report requirements to require a reserve study specialist to analyze the condominiums fee structure. This amendment failed on a 3-2 vote.

Table 3- minimum lot size standards- Reduce the minimum lot size in all residential districts to 5,000 square feet. This amendment passed on a 4-1 vote.

Table 3- minimum lot size standards- Reduce the minimum dimensions in the R-2 through R-4 zones to 50 x 80 square feet. This amendment passed on a 3-2 vote.

Table 3- minimum lot size standards- Reduce the minimum dimensions in the R-1 zone to 50 x 80 square feet. This amendment failed on a 3-2 vote.

Additionally, Commissioner Carter questioned the parkland dedication ratio and noted that existing regulations require 5 acres per 1,000 people and new regulations will require 10 acres per 1,000 people. Staff mentioned that this issue will be resolved for General Plan consistency prior to proceeding to City Council. The Commission also asked staff to analyze the lot size standards for similar surrounding communities in the report to Council.

4. 1320 Roundhouse Avenue. O 174-05; Determination of General Plan Consistency for possible City acquisition of Union Pacific Railroad property as part of the Railroad District Plan implementation; C-S-S-H zone; City of San Luis Obispo, applicant. (Jeff Hook)

The item was continued to a date uncertain, without discussion.

COMMENT AND DISCUSSION:

5. Staff

A. Agenda Forecast

6 Commission

ADJOURN to a special meeting of the Planning Commission scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 990 Palm Street.